Torch.



H. H. NICHOLS.

TORCH.

APPLIOATION rum) MAY 14, 1912.

1,036,514. Patented Aug. 20, 1912.

HENRY H. NICHOLS, 01E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TORCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Aug. 26, 1912.

Application filed May 14, 1912. Serial No. 697,159. I

cation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to oil burning torches and has for its object theimprovement of such devices so as to render them safer and moreefficient than at present.

In order to attain my object, I provide the torch with a heavy castironbody in 'tea kettle shape, with a swiveled screw cap held against lossby means of a chain, a long wick with detachable spout whereby it can bereadily removed, replaced and adjusted, and a transverse bail or handleprovided with means to prevent the flame from coming into contact withthe hand in carrying. The body is of such shape as to remain in stableequilibrium when deposited even on rough ground or piles of material,and the wick tube is inclined at such an angle to the body that it maybe placed in the most advantageous position to clear obstructions andfurnish light in difficult places.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figurel is a side view of the torch, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, andFig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, A is the body, cast as already statedpreferably of iron, cored out so as to have ample oil capacity and withthree openings a, a and a Two of these openings a and a receive nipplesb and a respectively, which are held in place in the mold and are castinto the body, so as to avoid the necessity for any further machine workor manipulation, thereby rendering the device cheap, efficient and easyto assemble. The opening a. is threaded to receive a screw plug a, thehead of which is squared or slotted and countersunk so as to be flushwith the bottom of the pot or body. The opening a is to receive thewick, and the collar or nipple a being cast into the main tube a, isinternally threaded at its outer end to receive a flanged nut carryingthe tip or wick holder at, which may be threaded or otherwise secured onthe collar a. The parts a and a may be made in one if desired, but forthe sake of ease of manufacture and adjustment, I have found itdesirable to make them in two parts as shown.

The bore of the tubular Wick holder (1 is smooth, and accuratelyproportioned to receive wicks of a predetermined size, clasping the samefirmly against accidental displacement, and preventing both excessiveflow of oil upward and the undue extension of combustion downward. To"confine the oil at this point requires a good fit and in torchesheretofore designed in which the spouts or wick holders have been madeof ressed or cast metal without a separate holder, it has been founddiflicult to produce a uniformly good fit without hand work which isexpensive and annoying.

The remarks applied to the wick holder are also in part applicable tothe fitting for the cap, made in the form of a tube 7) cast into theupper opening in the body. By providing these extra parts it is possibleto do the cutting and threading by automatic machine tools, very muchmore expeditiously and cheaply than would be possible if the weight ofthe and the openings directly wise worked. 7

Extending transversely across the top of the body is a bail C having itsends 0 and c bent down and formed into eyes passing around the headedstuds (1 and a which project in opposite direct-ions from the two bossesa and a cast on the body. These studs are formed by supporting twowrought iron rivets in the mold, so that one end of each will be cast inthe boss a or a. The extreme ends 0 and c of the downwardly bentportions of the bail are twisted around and then bent inwardly at rightangles so as to lie parallel to the main portion or handle of the bail.Cast upon the top of the body and extending in opposite directions fromthe cap are two flanges or ribs a and a, the outer ends of which areintegral with the bosses a and a. When the bail is turned up into avertical position, the ends 0 and 0 come into contact with the flanges aand a and prevent further rotation around the studs a and a. It istherefore tapped or otherbody had to be handled impossible for the torchwhile being carried to present no obstruction to the removal ot the cap.Of course this cap requires to be swiveled as shown so that it may be1mscrewed when desired.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: I

l. A torch comprising a cast body having rounded contours and abroadflat base, with an inclined projecting tubular extension cast integralWith said body, an opening cast in the upper part of the body andseparately machined fittings secured in said extension and in said upperopening, for the purpose of receiving and holding a Wick and a cap,respectively, substantially as described.

2. A torch having a body, an inclined tubular extension on one side ofthe body carrying a Wick, a bail or handle secured transversely acrossthe top of the body, and having its ends pivoted to the same, and meansfor limiting the backward swing of the body on. its pivots With respectto the bail, whereby the approach of the torch 25 flame to the hand ofthe carrier is prevented, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY H. NICHOLS.

W'itnesses:

JAMES S. CLIFFORD, WM. D. THEDREY.

